Jenny McCarthy has spoken extensively about health over the years. Recently, the star opened up about a health issue that lasted around two years. According to the star, she found herself living in a tent at one point.
Jenny McCarthy Shared A Recent Health Story During An Episode Of Her Podcast
McCarthy has been part of a number of television projects over the years. From 2013 to 2014, she was a co-host on The View. Since 2019, she has been a judge on The Masked Singer.
In her personal life, McCarthy is known for her marriage to actor Donnie Wahlberg. Having married in 2014, the two both have children from previous marriages.
During a recent episode of her podcast, The Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Show, Jenny shared surprising news with fans. She was reportedly living with a tent over a two-year mold and mycotoxin poisoning scare. As she explained, it all “started with a freaking toothache.”
Back in 2024, McCarthy revealed that a toothache was so severe that even painkillers weren’t able to help her. She shared, “Somehow that led me down a rabbit hole of doctors, surgeries, teeth being pulled, mysterious growths popping up in places you are not expecting, implants literally falling out. And eventually realizing my immune system was fighting something so much bigger.”
It was then that McCarthy shared, “At one point, you know, I was just so desperate to heal that I literally was living in a tent. That’s right, living in a tent!”
McCarthy Admitted To Feeling Validated After Receiving Her Mold Diagnosis
Things reached a point where McCarthy dealt with eyelid cysts. It wasn’t until 2025 that she received a mold diagnosis. She explained that she was told, “‘Jenny, you’ve got serious mold.”
“You’ve got the type of mold that causes seizures. If this thing crosses the blood-brain barrier, I’m going to be talking to you in hospital. You’re going to start seizing. We’ve got to get on this immediately.’”
As the Masked Singer judge explained, her immune system was “under attack” from the mold and mycotoxin poisoning. She felt validated by the diagnosis, noting, “I thought everything was poisoning me at this point, because look at me, I was a freaking hot mess, okay?”
In addition to her podcast, McCarthy also highlighted the story on her Instagram page. Promoting the share as her “wild health story,” she illustrated what happened with an image of her makeup-free and wearing an eyepatch.
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